Monday, November 17, 2008

Monday - Kom Ombo Temple

Four temples today.  We won't bore you with a bunch of details, just a few pictures.

TEMPLE OF KOM OMBO

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This was built by the Romans in the 2nd century BC in the Egyptian style of architecture.

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We forget many times that all of the temples and tombs were brightly painted, many parts overlayed with gold.  The gold was romoved thousands of years ago and most of the paint has weathered, only in the most protected areas is there some semblance of color remaining.